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Most residents in poverty, Arizona cities · 2020

Arizona cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481260,005+25%

02Tucson, AZAZ548,371112,817+26%

03Mesa, AZAZ513,65667,133+90%

04Glendale, AZAZ260,57242,767+64%

05Tempe, AZAZ190,57133,451+47%

06Chandler, AZAZ278,74820,130+72%

07Peoria, AZAZ200,88116,338+187%

08Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00616,297+39%

09Yuma, AZAZ105,22716,001+41%

10Gilbert, AZAZ287,28513,685+287%

11Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26012,748+38%

12Surprise, AZAZ175,30410,886+304%

13Avondale, AZAZ100,98310,230+106%

14Buckeye, AZAZ125,4458,362+581%

15San Luis, AZAZ42,0308,147+49%

16San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1898,059–

17Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7537,850+94%

18Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9877,169+40%

19Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3586,408+60%

20Goodyear, AZAZ125,3596,160+431%

21El Mirage, AZAZ35,8205,581+362%

22Nogales, AZAZ19,4955,566−21%

23Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9075,566+41%

24Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0595,511+93%

25Prescott, AZAZ48,4205,217+17%

26Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4235,152+100%

27Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6755,147+78%

28Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6725,029+36%

29Douglas, AZAZ16,0384,659−11%

30Eloy, AZAZ19,9674,539+37%

31Kingman, AZAZ35,8294,450+91%

32Maricopa, AZAZ78,3624,352+1691%

33Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593,936+53%

34Sun City, AZAZ37,4863,916+122%

35Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0173,725–

36New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9933,515+30%

37Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6943,478+1801%

38Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0853,403+265%

39Florence, AZAZ25,2223,309+176%

40Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7703,094+679%

41Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8963,015+39%

42Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5812,927+121%

43Marana, AZAZ65,5232,905+243%

44Somerton, AZAZ14,9342,902+50%

45Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5932,506+8%

46Coolidge, AZAZ19,9592,436+27%

47Safford, AZAZ10,2792,091+31%

48Tuba City, AZAZ7,9602,001−14%

49Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7091,985+61%

50Valencia West, AZAZ14,7281,906+192%

51Page, AZAZ7,1471,842+94%

52Show Low, AZAZ12,4711,810+57%

53Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7151,806–

54Verde, AZAZ11,9301,747–

55Winslow, AZAZ8,4641,731−13%

56Arizona City, AZAZ9,5431,725+532%

57Sun City West, AZAZ27,4251,710+256%

58Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0931,701+22%

59Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671,613+133%

60Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3301,578+51%

61Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1361,532+103%

62Payson, AZAZ16,6931,520+13%

63Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1601,441+402%

64Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2771,417+143%

65Green Valley, AZAZ22,1141,260+146%

66Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4481,234+102%

67Youngtown, AZAZ7,0391,204+204%

68Snowflake, AZAZ6,9021,185+77%

69Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241,181+74%

70Globe, AZAZ7,1911,149+34%

71Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6251,138+36%

72Sedona, AZAZ9,6191,055+7%

73Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9241,054+215%

74Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3051,027+78%

75Anthem, AZAZ22,584979–

76Benson, AZAZ5,532937+46%

77Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,107859–

78Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832777−36%

79Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,353733–

80Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,356695–

81Three Points, AZAZ5,254683−41%

82Thatcher, AZAZ5,690658−19%

83Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,085622–

84Vail, AZAZ16,315560+257%

85Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251513+53%

86Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727505+218%

87Catalina, AZAZ6,489493−28%

88Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,866448+16%

89New River, AZAZ18,240430−30%

90Doney Park, AZAZ6,253325–

91Williamson, AZAZ6,310269+35%

92Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,566265+3213%

93Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,512142–

94Citrus Park, AZAZ5,115140–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS